eject(1) [minix man page]

EJECT(1)						      General Commands Manual							  EJECT(1)

NAME

       eject - eject removable media

SYNOPSIS

       eject device

DESCRIPTION

       Eject  tells  a	device	to eject removable media, usually a floppy or CD-ROM.  Eject invokes the DIOCEJECT ioctl on the device.  The media
       will then be ejected, or allowed to be removed.	The call will fail if the device is still in use.

       Tapes can't be unloaded with this command, use mt offline instead.

SEE ALSO

       mt(1), hd(4), sd(4).

AUTHOR

       Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)

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EJECT(1)						    BSD General Commands Manual 						  EJECT(1)

NAME

     eject -- eject a floppy disk, cdrom or tape

SYNOPSIS

     eject [-fv] [-l | -L | -U] [-t device-type] [-d] device

     eject -n

DESCRIPTION

     The eject program ejects a medium from the specified device.  It can also load a cdrom in the drive if this operation is supported by the
     hardware.	The device argument specifies a device either by its full path name (identified by a /dev/ prefix), or by one of the built-in
     nicknames.  If the medium contains a file system that is currently mounted, eject will attempt to unmount the file system before ejecting.

     The following options are available:

     -d   Deprecated.

     -f   Force the eject operation without attempting to unmount any file systems first.

     -l   Load media in the drive (only supported for the cdrom device type).

     -L   Lock the media into the drive (but see BUGS below).

     -n   List the built-in nicknames on standard output.

     -t device-type
	  Specify the device type.  The argument must be one of diskette, floppy, cdrom, disk, or tape.  This option is necessary when ejecting a
	  device for which no built-in knowledge is available.

     -U   Unlock the media from the drive.

     -v   Display some of the actions taken on standard output.

BUGS

     Most disk drivers automatically lock the media on the first open and unlock it on the last close, making 'eject -L' almost useless, since
     when it closes the device, it gets unlocked again.

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								  October 6, 2001							       BSD